RIP - Bob Gibson

 

Former Cardinals' ace Bob Gibson passed away on October 2, 2020 at age 84.

(Gibson's card from 1968 - The Year of the Pitcher) 

 

Gibby played for the Cardinals for 17 years - from 1959 to 1975. He won the MVP in 1968 and the Cy Young Award in 1968 and 1970. 

Rather than list all his accomplishments again, here is a link to a previous blog post where I listed those. He was also a pretty good hitter for a pitcher, hitting 24 career home runs. 

In 1967, en route to the Cardinals' 2nd NL pennant in 4 seasons, Gibson's leg was broken by a line drive off the bat of Roberto Clemente. He stayed in the game for a few more batters until reluctantly coming out! He missed 7 weeks from mid-July to early-September, but the Cards clinched the pennant anyway in the first half of September. 

St. Louis Post-Dispatch obituary  

ESPN obituary

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Stars of the 1960s: Bob Gibson

Let's see.... what did Bob Gibson do? 

5-time 20-game winner (led NL in 1970 with 23 wins).
8-time All-Star (including 6 straight 1965-70).
9 consecutive Gold Glove awards (1965-73).
Topped 250 strikeouts four times, including NL lead of 268 in 1968.
Led NL with 13 shutouts in 1968.
28 complete games in both 1968 and 1969 (led NL in '69).
1.12 ERA in 1968 was best in majors.
Cy Young winner in '68 and '70.
MVP in 1968.
Played in 3 World Series from 1964-68 (9 games), posting a 7-2 record with 92 strikeouts.
MLB changed the strike zone and lowered the mound after 1968 because of him.
1st-ballot Hall of Famer in 1981 (only player inducted that year).
Quite a hitter too! 1965 - 5/19/.240; 1970 - 2/19/.303

Did I miss anything?